This is a real computer!

[collisionystm]

Found this computer laying around our office... lol
7043-140 IBM RS/6000 43P Model 140


http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=sm&appname=pseries&htmlfid=897/ENUS7043-140

It is controlled with a

InfoWindow II, 3153

The terminal is just a black screen with green text.

lol

It runs Unix. It does have the 768mb of ECC ram. Not sure about the drive space yet.

[Atomic-Fanboy]

After looking at it, I have to agree. That is awesome by '96 standards. Is it a minicomputer or simply a powerful microcomputer? Also, how much did it cost your company to purchase it?

[collisionystm]

After looking at it, I have to agree. That is awesome by '96 standards. Is it a minicomputer or simply a powerful microcomputer? Also, how much did it cost your company to purchase it?


I believe by definition you could call it a minicomputer because of the power it has.

If you read the specs it is amazing how much drive space they were outfitting these things with!

The one I have does have the 768MB of ECC RAM.

It was at one point in its life supporting a 100 users simultaneously via telnet sessions.

I think my favorite part is the InfoWindow II. It is essentially its own computer and the keyboard plugs into the side of it. You access the system itself with a Serial Terminal from the InfoWindow.

Reminds me of playing Fallout 3

[Atomic-Fanboy]

I'm even more impressed after comparing it to the first computer I had, bought in 1998. This computer wasn't great...

Cyrix MII PR300 CPU, 64 MB RAM, 8 GB HDD, Non-working modem and Windows 98 do not add up to a positive computing experience.

[MoreOrLess]

I believe by definition you could call it a minicomputer because of the power it has.
No, it's probably too small to be a midrange/mini computer. The AS/400 was IBM's minicomputer.

[nothingspecial]

Moved to the cafe.

Not a support question.

[Bandit]

Found this computer laying around our office... lol
7043-140 IBM RS/6000 43P Model 140


http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=sm&appname=pseries&htmlfid=897/ENUS7043-140

It is controlled with a

InfoWindow II, 3153

The terminal is just a black screen with green text.

lol

It runs Unix. It does have the 768mb of ECC ram. Not sure about the drive space yet.

I actually have used one very similar to one of these years back to learn COBAL and RPG-400. It was the AS400 model though, but very similar.

[mips]

Back in the day that was a very powerful system, I had access to a similar one as a student and it ran AIX.

[Lucradia]

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I'd also like to know how much it cost your company, which you didn't tell us.

[collisionystm]

I'd also like to know how much it cost your company, which you didn't tell us.


Well I believe the total price tag for the system, including 40 user licenses was around 75K

[yanom]

pics?

[collisionystm]

Ill put pictures of tomorrow

[Artemis3]

I remember playing with an RS/6000 in the past... Check closely, you can plug a VGA monitor directly and the AIX os it comes with has an X server and client. You don't need that terminal at all, and can use it as a simple desktop machine.

If AIX is gone or whatever, you could try installing Debian or Netbsd on it. It is a PowerPC cpu.

http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/
http://www.netbsd.org/ports/rs6000/